CLAT 2018 – Date, Eligibility, Application Form

NUALS will conduct CLAT 2018 on May 13, 2018. The examination will be held from 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm, in centers all over India. The official website for Common Law Admission Test is clat.ac.in and the application form for it is available now. The candidates can fill and submit the form from the link below, until March 31, 2018. CLAT 2018 will be held for the UG and PG Law admission. To apply for the UG exam, the candidates should have passed 10+2, whereas, to apply for PG examination the candidates should possess LL.B or equivalent degree. The candidates check CLAt 2018 dates, eligibility, application process, syllabus, exam pattern, and more details from this page.

Latest: The application form for CLAT 2018 has been released The candidates may access it from the “Application Form” link below.

CLAT 2018

Through CLAT UG, the admission is granted in BA LLB and BBA LLB course, whereas, from PG exam the seats in LLM courses are filled. The admission in the institutes is granted on the basis of merit-cum-preference basis. However, fulfilling the eligibility criteria is equally important for the candidates. Check the table below to know all the important dates for CLAT 2018.

Events

Important Dates

CLAT 2018 advertisement released on

20 Dec 2017

Application form and order of preference for NLUs can be submitted from

01 Jan 2018

The last date to apply and submit preference for NLUs

31 Mar 2018

Issuance of admit card is from

20 Apr 2018

CLAT 2018 will be held in online mode on

13 May 2018

Answer key will be available from

15 May 2018

Objection against answer key can be submitted from

16 to 18 May 2018

The amended answer key will be uploaded on

26 May 2018

Result / Merit list will be uploaded on

31 May 2018

CLAT is a national examination. The latest seat matrix is yet to be announced. However, last year, more than 1400 seats were offered in UG courses and for PG course the figure was close to 500.

The official notification for CLAT 2018 as released by NUALS Kochi

CLAT 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of CLAT 2018 differs for the UG and the PG examination. However, one thing that is common is that the candidates need to satisfy the eligibility in order to receive admission. Hence, the aspirants of CLAT are advised to check it for the respective examination.

Eligibility Criteria for CLAT UG 2018:

The applicant should have secured more then 45% marks in 10+2, if they belong to General / OBC / Special Abled Person (SAP) or other categories.

However, for the candidates belonging to SC and ST categories, the minimum qualifying marks in 10+2 is 40%.

Candidates appearing for 10+2 examination in the year 2018 are also eligible to apply. But, these candidates will have to submit a proof of qualifying the exam with the result of the admission. If the candidates fail to produce it, the candidature shall be canceled.

In the degree course, the minimum marks secured by the candidates should be 55%, in case of General / OBC / Specially Abled Person (SAP) and other categories.

For the candidates belonging to SC / ST category, the minimum qualifying percentage is 50%.

Candidates in final year of Degree course can also apply. However, these candidates will have to submit their qualifying examination result before the deadline prescribed by respective NLU.

CLAT Application Form 2018

The application form of CLAT 2018 can only be accessed online. Candidates will not be able to fill and submit it via any offline medium. Firstly, the candidates need to register by entering the Name, E-mail ID, and Mobile Number. In return for registration, the candidates will get a Registration Number and Password which is to be used in order to login and fill details in the application form.

Documents to be Uploaded with Application Form: The candidates will have to upload the following scanned documents with the application form.

Passport size Photograph.

Signature of the Candidate.

Appropriate Specially Abled Persons (SAP) Certificate in PDF Format

Any other Original Certificate issued by Competent Authority, as mentioned in the brochure.

Application Fee: The amount of CLAT application fee is the same as last year. Candidates belonging to SC/ ST Category need to pay Rs. 3500 and the candidates of Unreserved/ SAP/ OBC/ Others category will have to pay Rs. 4000.

CLAT Admit Card 2018

The candidates will be able to download the admit card from www.clat.ac.in. Candidates will have to submit the Registration Number and Password to login and download it. Though the admit card of CLAT 2018 will only be available online, the candidates will have to download it and get it printed on an A-4 sheet. On the exam day, the electronic admit card will not be accepted.

In the admit card, the center allocated to the candidates along with the address and reporting time will be mentioned. The candidates need to reach the center within the prescribed time. Apart from this, the admit card will also contain the details about the entrant and the exam. Check if all the information is correct or not. The incorrect details should be corrected as soon as possible.

Exam Pattern of CLAT 2018

CLAT 2018 will be a Computer Based examination, for both UG and PG exam. The question paper will only be provided in the English Language. The specific details about the exam pattern for the UG and PG exam are as below:

CLAT 2018 UG Exam Pattern:

Duration – 02:00 pm

Number of Questions – 200

Type of Questions – Multiple Choice Type

Marks Per Question – 1 marks

Negative Marking – 0.25 marks

The subject areas with weight-age will be as below:

Section

Maximum Marks

English including comprehension

40

General Knowledge and Current Affairs

50

Elementary Mathematics (Numerical Ability)

20

Legal Aptitude

50

Logical Reasoning

40

CLAT 2018 UG Exam Pattern:

Duration – 02:00 pm

Number of Questions – 150

Type of Questions – Multiple Choice Type

Marks Per Question – 1 marks

Negative Marking – 0.25 marks

Section

Maximum Marks

Constitutional Law

50

Jurisprudence

50

Other Law Subjects such as Contract, Torts, Criminal Law, International Law, IPR etc.

50

CLAT 2018 Answer Key

The NUALS will first release the provisional answer key for the examination. Candidates will be able to challenge the provisional key through the login. The candidates should submit the proof of challenges while doing so. Once, all the challenges have been submitted, it will be assessed by the authority and required changes will be made. The final answer key will be uploaded on May 26, 2018, and as per it the result will be declared.

The candidates may use the answer key to estimate their score in the exam. To do so, the candidates will have to cross-check the answers in the answer key with that marked in the examination. Then, as per the marking scheme allocate and deduct the score when done, the predicted score will be revealed.

CLAT Cutoff 2018

The cutoff for the examination will be announced later on. However, until then the candidates may check the previous year cutoff from below:

NLUs

Last Year’s CLAT Cut Off

Closing Rank of CLAT

West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences

213

7556

National Law School of India University

59

1779

Hidayatullah National Law University

574

29835

Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University

627

28216

Chanakya National Law University

909

16614

National Law University Odisha

1023

15734

National Law University and Judicial Academy

1124

17322

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

1180

38156

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

1126

39573

National Academy of Legal Studies and Research

130

5098

National Law University Jodhpur

343

8051

Gujarat National Law University

453

10585

National Law Institute University

351

17348

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law

801

12580

National University of Advanced Legal Studies

826

24087

National University of Study and Research in Law

1051

28174

Tamil Nadu National Law School

1151

25604

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

478

17294

CLAT Result 2018

The result can be checked from the CLAT Login, by entering the Registration Number and Password. The result of the examination will contain the score and the merit secured by the candidates. If during the merit allocation, tie arises then the following method will be used to break it:

Tie Breaking Method for CLAT 2018 UG:

Candidates with higher marks in component/section on legal aptitude will be granted higher rank.

If the tie is not broken then the candidate more in age will be granted higher merit.

Tie prevails still, then computerized draw of lots will be used.

Tie Breaking Method for CLAT 2018 UG:

Elder candidates will be allocated higher rank.

The above method cannot break the tie then the computerized draw of lots will be used.

CLAT Counselling 2018

The qualifying candidates will be called for the centralized counselling. It will be conducted by CLAT office. There will be three rounds of counselling and in each one of seat allotment list will be released. The allocation of the seat will be done on the basis of merit secured by the candidate and preferences submitted by them.

CLAT Counselling 2018

Important Dates

1st seat allocation list based on merit-cum-preference

07 Jun 2018

Payment of counselling fee (Rs. 50000) can be done from

08 to 12 Jun 2018

2nd seat allocation list after the payment of counselling fee

16 Jun 2018

Payment of counselling fee (Rs. 50000) by those candidates whose name appeared for the first time in 2nd allotment list

17 to 19 Jun 2018

The date for locking of allotted seats after exercising the option for shifting or withdrawing from the admission process against the second allotment list.

17 to 19 Jun 2018

The last date to withdraw from admission

19 Jun 2018

3rd seat allotment list will be released on

24 June 2018

Payment of fee by those candidates who were included in 3rd allotment list and were not included in list before

24 Jun 2018

Candidates are to complete the admission formalities at the allotted NLU’s between

28 to 30 Jun 2018

NLUs will provide the admission status at CLAT office on

04 Jul 2018

CLAT admission process will ends on

06 Jul 2018

The candidates who will be allocated seat shall be required to pay Rs. 50000 as counselling fee. The fee is to be submitted only once when the name will appear for the first time in the allotment list.

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